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Tag: Credit Scores

Zillow: Lower Credit Score Homebuyers Pay $104,000 More in Mortgage Costs
Elevated home prices and rising interest rates are feeding into housing affordability woes for potential buyers–especially those with lower credit scores–reported Zillow, Seattle.

Brent Chandler of FormFree: the Business Case for Jumping on the Rent Payment History Bandwagon
The case for considering a mortgage loan applicant’s rent history is compelling. Limited credit history disqualifies many renters ― even those with great rent payment history — from homeownership, and multiple studies confirm that factoring in rent payment history typically increases credit scores.

Brent Chandler of FormFree: the Business Case for Jumping on the Rent Payment History Bandwagon
The case for considering a mortgage loan applicant’s rent history is compelling. Limited credit history disqualifies many renters ― even those with great rent payment history — from homeownership, and multiple studies confirm that factoring in rent payment history typically increases credit scores.

RMQA21: Pandemic Saw Changes in Consumer Behavior—Most of it Good
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The economy continued to improve in 2021, fueled by record consumer savings and strong gains in employment, despite the coronavirus pandemic that could have otherwise ground it to a halt, said Emre Sahingur, Senior Vice President of Predictive Analytics with VantageScore Solutions LLC, Stamford, Conn.

RMQA21: Pandemic Saw Changes in Consumer Behavior—Most of it Good
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The economy continued to improve in 2021, fueled by record consumer savings and strong gains in employment, despite the coronavirus pandemic that could have otherwise ground it to a halt, said Emre Sahingur, Senior Vice President of Predictive Analytics with VantageScore Solutions LLC, Stamford, Conn.

HUD Report Notes ‘Credit Invisibility’ Among Assisted Households
HUD and the Policy and Economic Research Council, in a new study examining reporting rent payments to credit reporting agencies, said while rent payment performance can improve both credit visibility and the fraction of tenants with credit scores above 620, it also shows that many public housing tenants continue to have subprime credit scores that can limit their housing choices and their ability to obtain insurance.

GSEs Publish Joint Enterprise Credit Score Solicitation
The Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday announced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac published a Joint Credit Score Solicitation.

Gen Z Displays Strong Appetite for Credit; Millennials Refinance Less (For Now)
TransUnion, Chicago, said Generation Z consumers—those born in or after 1995—are actively seeking credit despite many of them growing up during severe economic recessions in their respective global markets.